For now to a brand new clue in the search for the mom who vanished after appearing on the People's Court. Police say Michelle Parker cell -- has been found so could this be a major breakthrough in the case he BC's Matt Gutman is in Miami with more on this good morning that. Hey good morning Robin after thousands of tips. Michelle Parker's family told me late last night that they hope that this is the lead. They've been waiting for that iPhone identifiable -- pink black and white case may just be in good enough condition. For investigators to extract critical clues. After three through this week's. My heart. It dropped it went up it went all around -- -- and visit her phone. Michelle -- sister to the iPhone four in its case -- include enough condition to be immediately recognizable. Investigators won't say where they found it but it's the first hard evidence since they found Parker's car last month it literally -- -- -- needle in the haystack the film -- -- same day the 33 year old mother of three disappeared. Just hours after this episode of the people who work here. Hearing peppered with ominous warnings about her ex fiance. Give -- if you think it's pretty malicious and vindictive. Just after 3 PM on November 17. Meetings after the episode aired. Parker dropped off the -- the couple share at Smith's home about an hour after that a final cryptic text message from that phone but there are. But certainly -- -- rests at Waterford it's alleged to anyone would hear from her. The -- last -- -- cell phone tower at about 8 PM nowhere near the Waterford area. It gives me great hope that. We're getting closer you know we're getting closer to finding her -- who knows where she -- This as police continue to focus on dale Smith. Whom they call their prime suspect Smith has refused to take a polygraph test his parents had been questioned by police. And last week their house was raided by a swat team. That -- Smith's attorney says that his client volunteered to be questioned by police three times. And that he couldn't possibly have killed Michelle Parker -- would have had to have murdered her -- her and her body. Across town disposed of the body and -- back home all in the space of about an hour.

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